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ZIP code 55427, Hennepin County, Minnesota

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

ZIP code 55427, in Hennepin County, Minnesota, has 27 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 13 of them paid for a total of $144K.

That is 4% of the 682 claims recorded across Hennepin County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, close to the county average of $11K and the Minnesota average of $16K.

At county level FEMA counts 882 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

27NFIP claims since 1978
13paid claims
$144Ktotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 55427HennepinMinnesotaUS
Claims since 19782768212,4742,680,429
Share of claims paid48%64%81%78%
Average paid claim$11K$11K$16K$43K
Share of county claims4.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties025553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 55427 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s5$3,806
1980s10$79,636
1990s1$33,315
2000s6$19,264
2010s5$7,483
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201811$2,969$2,969
201310$0—
201210$0—
201121$4,514$4,514
200311$6,134$6,134
200220$0—
200131$13,130$13,130
199711$33,315$33,315
198743$79,051$26,350
198610$0—
198510$0—
198421$585$585
198210$0—
198110$0—
197854$3,806$951

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Hennepin County

Hennepin County has 1,442 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (47 in the last 12 months), 18 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 62; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 586 · Tornado: 31 · Flood: 62 · Wind: 513 · Winter: 125 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 55427?

27 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 13 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 55427?

$144K across 13 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 55427?

1978, with 5 claims and $4K paid.

What county is ZIP 55427 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Hennepin County, Minnesota; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.